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enDemocracy Campaign Director Dan Smith's Statement on Today's Senate Hearing on IRS Political Activity Rulemakinghttp://uspirg.org/news/usp/democracy-campaign-director-dan-smiths-statement-todays-senate-hearing-irs-political
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<p class="MsoNormal">“While some members of the Senate Judiciary Committee would scrap the IRS effort to address the growing problem of dark money flowing to election campaigns via 'social welfare' organizations, U.S. PIRG stands with a wide variety of nonprofits to renew its call for action on this important issue."</p>
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Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:38:14 +0000eboorboor42426 at http://uspirg.orgGovernment Reform Organizations Unveil Democracy Agenda for Next President http://uspirg.org/news/usp/government-reform-organizations-unveil-democracy-agenda-next-president
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<p>U.S. PIRG joined 11 other leading government reform organizations today to release a comprehensive policy agenda to curb the impact of big money and amplify the voices of everyday Americans in our democracy. The document calls for the next President of the United States to commit to making this reform agenda a national priority from Day One in office.</p>
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Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:05:37 +0000dsmith42361 at http://uspirg.orgOver 7,000 Comments Submitted to Department of Laborhttp://uspirg.org/news/usp/over-7000-comments-submitted-department-labor
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<p>Every year, over $17 billion is lost from retirement savings to fees and charges, according to the Council of Economic Advisors. Today, we submitted over 7,000 PIRG member comments urging the U.S. Department of Labor to finalize a strong rule requiring retirement advisors to put the interests of their customers first. We also submitted a detailed expert comment of our own in the important "conflicted advice" rulemaking.</p>
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Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:56:08 +0000edm42341 at http://uspirg.orgTop 10 List: How the CFPB Works for Consumershttp://uspirg.org/news/usp/top-10-list-how-cfpb-works-consumers
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<p>The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) turns 4 on July 21st. To celebrate and increase public awareness of the agency, U.S. PIRG Education Fund released a new webpage, “Meet the CFPB: Just Ten of the Ways It Works for You<strong>.</strong>”</p>
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Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:41:53 +0000edm42291 at http://uspirg.orgStatement: Why U.S. House's Focus on Tax Compliance for Transportation Funding Is Better than Proposals for Discounted Repatriation of Offshore Profits http://uspirg.org/news/usp/statement-why-us-houses-focus-tax-compliance-transportation-funding-better-proposals
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<p><em>Statement on this week’s House Plan to Fund the Highway Trust Fund Through the End of the Year</em></p>
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Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:35:40 +0000jolivieri@pirg.org42241 at http://uspirg.orgNew Report: Mortgage Problems Rank #1 at CFPB for Consumer Complaintshttp://uspirg.org/news/usp/new-report-mortgage-problems-rank-1-cfpb-consumer-complaints
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<p>Mortgage problems were the top source of complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), according to a report released today by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. The report also found that Bank of America was the most complained about company in 45 states and Washington, D.C. for mortgage problems.It's the sixth in a series of our reports analyzing nearly 500,000 complaints posted to the CFPB's Public Consumer Complaint Database.</p>
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Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:10:23 +0000edm42196 at http://uspirg.orgSenate International Tax Working Group Outlines Framework, Fails to Solve Problems but Doles Out Special Interest Favorshttp://uspirg.org/news/usp/senate-international-tax-working-group-outlines-framework-fails-solve-problems-doles-out
Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:53:11 +0000jwoo42146 at http://uspirg.orgSenate International Tax Working Group Outlines Framework, Fails to Solve Problems but Doles Out Special Interest Favorshttp://uspirg.org/news/usp/senate-international-tax-working-group-outlines-framework-fails-solve-problems-doles-out-0
Thu, 09 Jul 2015 13:55:22 +0000jwoo42151 at http://uspirg.orgWisconsin Legislature Rebuffs Gov. Walker by Refusing Highway Mega-Expansion and Requiring Audit of Inaccurate Forecasts and Wasteful Projectshttp://uspirg.org/news/usp/wisconsin-legislature-rebuffs-gov-walker-refusing-highway-mega-expansion-and-requiring
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<p>After weeks of debates that largely centered on the future of transportation spending in the state, the Wisconsin state legislature last night passed a budget for the upcoming biennium. In a strong rebuke of Governor Scott Walker, the new budget does not give the go-ahead to the controversial expansion of Interstate 94.</p>
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Thu, 09 Jul 2015 14:06:22 +0000jolivieri@pirg.org42156 at http://uspirg.orgBP’s $18.7 Settlement Today for Gulf Spill Appears to Be Mostly Tax Deductiblehttp://uspirg.org/news/usp/bp%E2%80%99s-187-settlement-today-gulf-spill-appears-be-mostly-tax-deductible
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<p>BP's settlement today for the Gulf oil spill appears to contain a huge hidden tax windfall for the company. USPIRG calls on the Justice Department to ensure taxpayers aren't subsidizing the oil giant's misdeeds.</p>
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Thu, 02 Jul 2015 19:45:09 +0000phineas42096 at http://uspirg.org